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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

La questionne a besoin de plus d'explication.

Asked 8 years ago

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Jean W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

non or pas

When does one use 'non' and when does one use "pas" to mean not, for example, in the sentence " Not only do I hate walnuts, but I also hate peanuts".

Asked 7 years ago

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T. S.B2Kwiziq community member

Are there quizzes or lessons specifically designed to expand one's vocabulary?Let me begin by saying that I'm thrilled with Kwiziq so far—my French grammar is improving at a remarkable rate. However, I was wondering whether there were any quizzes or lessons designed with the sole purpose of expanding ones vocabulary around specific subject areas (as oppose to quizzes improving one's understanding of grammatical constructions). Improving my grammar is my top priority, nevertheless it would sometime be nice to dip into, say, business or scientific terminology and then be tested accordingly.

Asked 8 years ago

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Jaap S.B2Kwiziq community member

Translation of the English word "efficient" in FrenchI noticed that "efficient" gets translated in French as "efficace".
However, "efficient" and "effective" have two very different meanings. Google Translate is equally mixing things up, but the French word "efficient" does seem to exist.

Is French less specific in these two words, or is it a misunderstanding of the difference at / error by KwizIQ?

Asked 5 years ago

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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Prescriptive versus descriptive EnglishI read the Q&A for this lesson on collective nouns and the discussion at https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/is-this-english-correct and I see where Kwiziq is coming from. However, it would clearer for many Engliish speakers if you left out the "how it is in English" versus "how it is in French" comparisons. There are too many interpretations of collective nouns in different forms of English, and many of us haven't learnt the English prescriptions, so we are probably making frequent mistakes in English. In other words, just give teach the French grammar.

Asked 7 years ago

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Peter B.C1Kwiziq community member

Library questions and leaderboardThe library exercises with questions at the end allow me to gain points on the leaderboard.(until unable for two weeks) The dashboard with exercises no longer has questions at the end.(therefore no points on leaderboard) The Notebook exercises also have no questions at the end -again- no points on the leaderboard until 2 weeks go by I really think that you need to rethink this in order to allow students to access more questions, please realise that many people (myself included ) thrive on competition and enjoy competition.YOU HAVE TAKEN THIS AWAY.

Asked 7 years ago

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Shrey R.A1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Un métier extraordinaire

Bonjour Madame,

I was attempting this quiz on this link- https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/my-languages/french/tests/take/1768714 but was unable to get the last sentence.

- Alors nous devons compter sur ceux qui se battent à nos côtés et que je suis fier d’appeler mes collègues.

Why ‘que’ has been used? Can’t dont be used to mean ‘of whom’?

Merci d’avance !

Asked 6 years ago

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Rob L.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of attendre to mean expect

I am having trouble reconciling the 'correct' answer to the test question with the lesson. Specifically, below is the question and correct answer according to the program, but this use of 'attend un garçon' meaning 'expecting' does not seem to reflect the lesson. What do I have wrong?

"Cette infirmière attend un garçon." can mean:This nurse is expecting a boy.This nurse is waiting for a boy.

Asked 5 years ago

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Beth B.A0Kwiziq community member

On prend le train is we're taking the train? Why not nous prenons?

Asked 6 years ago

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Ulfat M.A2Kwiziq community member

here is the question:What does "Ils auront été heureux ensemble." mean?They will have been happy together.They would have been happy together.They will be happy together.They would be happy together.

Asked 6 years ago

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